Media MindField

I loooooove me some anime, have all my life. Now having said that, don’t think my review is biased, I’m well aware that just like kung-fu films, anime is 80% semi-trash, 20% gold. But ohh that 20% is usually reserved for the masters of the genre like Miyazaki, Rintaro and Katsuhiro Ottomo. With the release of “The Animatrix”, a compilation of animated shorts that allowed some of the top Japanese animators to give their insights into the Matrix universe to help move the mythology of  the live action movies forward. This began a trend that at the time was innovative and ground breaking. This trend continued with the release of “Gotham Knights” 6 animated shorts by more of Japan’s top animators, interpreting the Batman mythology. In my opinion just meh, not as awesome as I thought it would be.

When the first Bioshock game was being released, the video previews and photos that were on the web, along with the HUGE article in Gameinformer magazine set my mouth to drooling. The graphics, the unique storyline, the whole creepy atmosphere of the game captured my attention. Upon the games release it delivered all these elements masterfully and engrossingly. A standout title, a truly different fps (first person shooter) whose bizarre and David Lynchian (some said Ann Rand) weird setting made this game an instant classic. Rarely has a single title delivered on all fronts, universally praised and many an award given in 2006-7. I even played through twice to see the different endings, something I rarely do. Now, it’s 2010 and the sequel to this groundbreaking masterpiece is released…is it as dope as the first? You’re damn right it is, yes even better in some subtle ways, some not-so-subtle but still an INSANELY tight game.

DC has done it again! “Justice League: Crisis On Two Earth’s” is one of their best offerings to date, if not THE best. That’s saying something because they’ve been on a roll since the premiere of the JL series several years ago. Then they stepped it up a bit with “Unlimited”, which is still one of the better examples of American animation, not to mention one of my personal faves. WHY THE HELL DID THEY CANCEL IT??!!! Sorry, had to get that out, anyway, “Crisis” picks up in the interim between Justice League and JLU, as the League is setting up the Watchtower (are they Jehovah’s witnesses?) from Batman’s legendarily deep pockets when Lex Luthor escapes from another dimension, where he’s the good guy, to seek the help of THIS dimension’s Justice League. Hackneyed premise? Maybe. But with Dwayne McDuffie at the helm, it’s all about execution. It’s tight, no other way to say it. Apparently McDuffie is a fan of Anime as I am, because there are several DBZ-esque fights in the movie that, well, they’re just great.

“It’s not about infringement, it’s about EA completely butchering an amazing piece of literature.” Really? This is why Dante’s Inferno is such a travesty? EA has somehow managed to destroy the legacy of a 700 year old master work…get tha f@!*& outta here! The sad thing is there are people out there actually spouting that crap. Look, Dante’s Inferno is a blatant rip of God of War…but who cares. We’ve known this ever since the first videos were released, so why are all the fanboys panties in a bunch now? It kind of pisses me off when these quasi intellectuals wax poetic about the dumbest ish ever…sometimes I wish they would get tea bagged by some old cardboard box dwelling vagrant. At least then they would have a reason to look like they just got done sucking a lemon.

Source:Vulture, Super Hero Hype: Vulture is reporting The Huges Brothers ( The Book Of Eli, Menace to Society) are negotiating to direct the Warner Bros. live action adaptation of the Akira manga. The script is written by Iron Man screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. It is to be  produced by Appian Way (Leonardo DiCaprio) along with Andrew Lazar (upcoming Jonah Hex.) It’s stated that Warner Bros. is planning to make Akira in two parts, Splitting the movies between the 6 issues of the manga wityh the first movie being based off of the first three.

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Ok, I had my doubts about M. Night directing The Last Airbender…but I have to admit, this shit looks real tight.